American Girl Doll Drawstring Raglan Summer Dress by Elaine Phillips

American Girl Doll Drawstring Raglan Summer Dress

Knitting
September 2012
Sport (12 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
US 2 - 2.75 mm
180 - 200 yards (165 - 183 m)
English
This pattern is available for free.

For this knitted summer dress, I wanted to see if I could knit an entire dress seamlessly, as one piece. I did it!

The dress is knitted from the neck down. It features raglan-style shoulders. To add shape to the dress at the neck and waist, I used 2x2 ribbing.

I chose a self-striping yarn with short color repeats, and I think this was a good choice. You could probably use a solid color if this dress is going to be part of an outfit, but for a stand-alone dress, a multi-hued yarn is best, I think.